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FIFA to probe Argentina’s Falklands banner display at World Cup semifinal

One Place News — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:07:33 +0000

FIFA says its disciplinary committee will assess match reports and consider relevant circumstances before taking any action.

Fifa 'assessing match reports' over Falklands banner

One Place News — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 20:05:58 +0000

Fifa is “assessing the match reports” before deciding whether to punish Argentina after players held a banner in support of their country’s claims to the Falkland Islands.

‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’? Not quite – but the Falklands cannot remain British for ever | Simon Jenkins

One Place News — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:06:13 +0000

The enmity between London and Buenos Aires has gone on for far too long – sooner or later, wise heads will prevail

This week Britain and Spain agreed to demolish the border dividing Gibraltar from the Spanish mainland. It was good news. Decades of negotiation came to a happy compromise. Unfortunately the deal will not be celebrated on Sunday in a World Cup final between Spain and England. But is it too much to hope that a similar negotiation might arise from last night’s semi-final, a crushing defeat for England at the hands of Argentina, after which the Falklands-Malvinas issue raised its tired head in the form of a banner on the pitch? Can nothing good follow the generous embrace of Lionel Messi and Harry Kane?

None of Britain’s imperial-era territories have an eternal right to stay as they are, let alone one that costs British taxpayers upwards of £60m a year in defence costs. In the case of the Falklands, its status as an overseas territory has been staunchly defended by successive governments largely as the price of victory in the 1982 Falklands war. In truth, I suspect this has much to do with the fact that the islanders, unlike the abandoned Hongkongers or Diego Garcians, were white British. The war also rescued Margaret Thatcher’s government from unpopularity and covered the then prime minister in glory, unlike later military adventures.

Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist

‘Falklands are Argentinian’: Celebrations over England win revive old wounds

One Place News — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:06:17 +0000

The Falkland Islands have been at the heart of a long-running dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina.

Argentina could face action over Falklands banner after beating England at World Cup | BBC News

One Place News — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:08:12 +0000

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Argentina’s Falklands banner sparks controversy at World Cup

One Place News — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:03:53 +0000

Argentina players held up a banner declaring ‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’ after beating England.

Argentina players brandish political Falklands flag after England match

One Place News — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:04:02 +0000

The banner, held up by Lisandro Martinez and Giovani Lo Celso, goes against FIFA’s Stadium Code of Conduct.

Argentina face fine for Falklands banner in semi-final win

One Place News — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:03:49 +0000

Argentina face the prospect of a Fifa fine after their players celebrated the World Cup semi-final win against England with a banner in support of their country’s claims to the Falkland Islands.